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Analyses | | Filip Rudnik

Signs of rising tensions within the Russian elite

In recent months there have been signs of growing tensions within the Russian elite. The latest manifestation of this was seen in a dispute between members of the government’s so-called economic bloc during the St. Petersburg International…
Analyses | | Witold Rodkiewicz

Russias response to the US strike on Iran normalising relations with the US remains a priority

Russia has sharply condemned the US strike on Iranian nuclear facilities. On 23 June, Vladimir Putin said the attack was an unprovoked act of aggression for which there is no justification. On 22 June, the Russian Foreign Ministry…
Analyses | | Andrzej Wilk, Piotr Żochowski

Another massive Russian air attack on Kyiv Day 1217 of the war

Analyses | | Kamil Kłysiński

Minsk seeks to revive its relations with the US

On 20 June, General Keith Kellogg, the US President’s special envoy for Ukraine, met with Alyaksandr Lukashenka in Minsk. He was accompanied by his deputy, John Cole, and Christopher Smith, who is responsible for Belarusian affairs at the…
Analyses | | Łukasz Maślanka

War deregulation of the EU the Defence Readiness Omnibus package adopted to facilitate defence investments

On 17 June, the European Commission published the Defence Readiness Omnibus package, announced earlier in the White Paper on the Future of European Defence (see ‘The White Paper: the EU's new initiatives for European defence’).
Analyses | | Marcin Jędrysiak

Ukraine allows multiple citizenships

On 18 June, the Verkhovna Rada (VR) passed, at second reading, a law regulating the holding of multiple citizenships. The bill was supported by 243 deputies, with 19 voting against and 9 abstaining. The new legislation allows certain…
Analyses | | Agata Łoskot-Strachota

The European Commission proposes that the EU permanently cease gas imports from Russia

On 17 June, the European Commission published a legislative proposal aimed at phasing out gas and oil imports from Russia by EU member states. The document specifically proposes:
Analyses | | Filip Rudnik

Russia continues to export uranium to the United States

The United States continues to import low-enriched uranium from Russia, which is a key feedstock for producing nuclear reactor fuel. This trade takes place despite mutual restrictions: a US import embargo (in force since May 2024) and a…
Analyses | | Miłosz Bartosiewicz, Marek Menkiszak

Moscows response to Israeli attacks on Iran

In response to Israel’s strikes on military and nuclear facilities in Iran on 13 June, Vladimir Putin held phone conversations with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The following day, he…
Analyses | | Marek Matusiak, Krzysztof Strachota, Andrzej Kohut

Israels attack on Iran the end of a proxy war the beginning of conventional warfare

During the night of 12–13 June, Israel launched a military strike against Iran, which – according to official statements – is intended to result in the destruction of the country’s nuclear programme. In the following days, several hundred…